Chinese Bronze You Ritual Vessel

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 11 December 2018
Chinese Bronze You Ritual Vessel

The "you" type bronze ritual vessel is a form of a lidded vessel. The container was made by adjoining two birds back to back. Shang Dynasty, 13th to 12th century BCE. From modern-day China. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2018, December 11). Chinese Bronze You Ritual Vessel. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9487/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Chinese Bronze You Ritual Vessel." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 11, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9487/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Chinese Bronze You Ritual Vessel." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 11 Dec 2018. Web. 17 Aug 2019.

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